Tag: David Hoffman
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Paradise Lost: Why Americans have trouble with their idea of Authority?
Cultural and philosophical shifts in thinking between the 40s and 60s in the United States were reactions one after the other partly as a result of social engineering and enforcement of social rules (or pressures). This history demonstrates the illusion of free choice and individualism in the U.S., particularly in our present time. The very…
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Interview of Man and Woman with Family who owned Slaves
In the first interview with a man, he answers questions about how he personally viewed Black people in the United States, when Black people were slaves, and considered property. Black Interviewer: “What did you think we were, before you began to view us as human-beings?” White Man: “We thought of you almost as a very…
The American Minervan 